Chinese state media today accused the Dalai Lama of slamming the door on talks over Tibet’s future, an apparent response to rising international calls for Beijing to negotiate with Tibet’s exiled Buddhist leader.

More than 600 people have surrendered in China admitting their part in the Tibet anti-government riots, police said today.

At least two people have been killed in fresh clashes between Tibetan protesters and Chinese police.

China tightened its grip on Tibet today as it insisted the unrest there would not stop the Olympic torch from being taken to the top of Mount Everest.

Violence spilled over from Tibet into neighbouring provinces today as Tibetans defied a Chinese government crackdown and the Dalai Lama warned that the area faced “cultural genocide” and appealed to the world for help.

The International Criminal Court has issued its first arrest warrants, for five members of Uganda’s notoriously cruel Lord’s Resistance Army.